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A new 680-space parking garage just opened yesterday at the corner of Fourth & Elm Streets Downtown. The garage was announced two years ago as part of a parking consolidation effort. The Neighborhood Launch residential development located next to the new garage is removing several blocks of surface lots, and the garage is intended to serve area residents, visitors and Downtown workers alike.
The new parking garage rates range from $75-$135 per month. More information can be found at 4thandelmgarage.com.
Well they are involved in building a hotel, so it’s not much of a stretch.
Back on topic, I wonder how much the garage will be used by visitors who can’t find parking on Gay St. Will they circle around for a free spot (while it’s still free) or pay for parking in this garage? Pretty sure the former.
I understand that people don’t like cars, but too many cars downtown right now is not the problem. In fact, not enough cars (people) is probably the bigger issue. Anytime I see a parking lot disappear, I get excited…even if it is because of 3-story residential or a parking garage. Also ironic: more vehicular traffic downtown is probably a good thing, as the hassle of driving in traffic gives people more of an incentive to take public transportion.
If you don’t put parking garages in and it’s IMPOSSIBLE to park somewhere, people simply won’t go downtown…they’ll shop/dine/live/meander in the suburbs. Once people get used to going downtown and downtown is vibrant, full of residents, void of ugly (yet inexpensive) parking lots, etc THEN people might take their next leap and make the economic decision: “I love going downtown…but wouldn’t it be cheaper & more enjoyable to take readily available public transportion than pay $5/hr to park in a garage and worry about driving after a few drinks?”
QUESTION: Why can’t I find decent public parking downtown when there are so many parking lots?
I agree the government should JUST DO IT and take action with transit because ignorant people will just keep finding ways of complaining.
Columbus can’t afford to build up. At least these condos will fill in space…
Can we all make sure things stay urban where they need to?
Personally, I think this garage is a sign of progress. Sure, mass transit is a better option compared to driving, and sure it would have been better with a nicer first floor presence (ie: retail).
But when you consider that the Neighborhood Launch site was formerly home to single-use parking lots that served the downtown business community, and it’s been replaced by a large-scale urban residential development and a single consolidated parking deck that will serve multiple purposes (residents and workers alike), I think at the end of the day we’re in a much better situation.
Better but not optimal Walker. I know you are being all like reasonable and such but I choose to sit on my couch and complain. Its much more fun. ;)
Just addressing the question about what the other area lots will do.
The Parking lot right across Long st next to Slammers just dropped their monthly parking rates to 60 bucks.
$60?
I can pay $60 for a days parking in a big city
@Tenzo – yep, i remember parking my car next to my hotel in Chicago for 80 bucks for the weekend (40 bucks a day).